Jan 15 CS EXCLUSIVE | Ferdinand Weber

Over the past year Ferdinand Weber has become a consistent name on our site and in our daily playlists. Both his solo work, as well as collaborations alongside fellow German producer Chris Fabich, capture a particular sound that quickly captivates any listeners ear through a combination of strong melodies, deep basslines, and choice vocals. As longtime supporters of his music, we've really been looking forward to getting together with him for something more involved than the usual track post. So today we're bringing you a brand new exclusive feature with the man himself. Hit play on the incredible mix he's put together below, and read on to get to know one of the years most promising talents a little better.

Ferdinand Weber: Its a combination of nu disco, deep and classic house grooves.The track selection contains some of my favorite Artists of the last year like Just Kiddin, Moon Boots, Sascha Braemer.

CS: Your project alongside Chris Fabich has received praise from the likes of Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1, Tastemakers such as Eton Messy, and even Tiesto — what’s been the biggest highlight to date?

FW: I'm really grateful how this year turned out. This project is my personal highlight. If I have to choose one particular, it would be the gig @ “Le Rafiot” last year,a really small club in Strasbourg.It has been my first time playing in France and the energy was just perfect.

CS: We’re hearing a lot of deep, soulful music come out of Germany lately — like Dinnerdate, WKND, Pretty Pink — what do you think is it about the country that brings out this kind of sound?

FW: This whole hype around melodically deep house started in Berlin years ago. It was just a matter of time until other good producers discovered it.

CS: Speaking of Dinnerdate, your track with him, Souls Together, just landed a spot in our Best Originals of 2014 list — can you speak to the creation of that? Any plans to do more together in the future?

FW: I really like this track as well. We had a very creative time at our studio and we were able to produce this track rather quickly. We started with the chords and built the vocal slices "Souls Together“ around it. We already started working on new tracks together :)